Corrosion behaviour and mechanism of Mo in Lithium molten salt with SO42- at 500 °C

Corrosion test of Mo in LiF-LiCl-LiBr salt with different SO 4 2 content have been studied. MoO 2 , Mo 3 S 4 and MoS 2 was formed after corrosion. The SO 4 2- will corrode the grain boundary of Mo and lead to the decomposition of large Mo grain. Moreover, the formation of different corrosion products will lead to significant changes in volume and destroy the stable oxide layer which could be protective. The Mo will be severely corroded in LiF-LiCl-LiBr molten salt with a higher content of SO 4 2- .